Location and Sensor Consent
This is separate from the Terms of Service. You choose each feature on its own. Your choice is not a condition of using the forecast.
Your sharing mode
| Mode | Who sees your exact position |
|---|---|
| Group (default) | Members of your own group |
| Safety network (you opt in) | Your group, and groups that joined the safety network. Both sides must have opted in. |
| Rough | Your group sees a rounded position, within a cell of about 11 km |
| Delayed | Your group sees your exact position only after a delay (6 hours by default, 1 to 168) |
| Private | Only you |
You always see your own exact position. A role, such as fleet admin, never lets anyone see more than your mode allows. Weather and the AI briefing use forecasts only. They are not told a position that is hidden.
You can tighten your sharing mode at any time. Changes are logged.
Phone GPS position
- What: your position, how accurate it is, and the time.
- When: while the app is open and you have switched this on.
- Why: the fleet map, checking forecasts against what happened, and so others in your group can see where you are if you let them.
- Who sees it: you, exact. Others as the table says.
Background location
- What: the same position data, collected when the app is closed or in the background.
- When: only if you switch it on. It is off until you do.
- Why: so your track keeps recording when the phone is in a pocket or on the dash.
- Who sees it: the same as phone GPS.
Motion index
- What: a number from your phone's motion sensor that shows how much the boat is moving. No coordinates are attached.
- When: while the app is open and you have switched this on.
- Why: to build a sea-state index.
- Who sees it: your group, without coordinates.
Barometer
- What: air pressure readings from your phone, with no coordinates.
- When: while the app is open and you have switched this on.
- Why: to show the pressure trend.
- Who sees it: your group, without coordinates.
Turning a feature off
Go to Settings, then Location and sensors. Each feature has its own switch. You can also turn a permission off in your phone's settings.
When you turn a feature off
- Collection stops at once.
- The forecast, warnings and the rest of the app still work.
- Data already stored follows the Retention and Deletion Schedule. You can export it or ask for it to be deleted.
Withdrawing consent
You may withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal does not undo what happened before. You will not lose your account for turning a feature off.
[LAWYER: confirm that this meets PIPEDA consent rules for location data, including sensitivity, express consent, and how a withdrawal applies to data already shared.]